Saibov Calisthenics

The goal was to finish within 60 minutes but the heat had different plans for me 🥵☀️ 1h15m ✅ The muscle ups took quite a long time with all the pre-fatigue and the early afternoon hours sun 🌞 . I did it at that time of the day in conditioning purposes.

So...

The Iron Trinity ⚔️

10×2 One Arm Pull-Ups
10×2 90° Handstand Push-Ups
10×5 Muscle-Ups (+20kg)

Three elite movements. Pulling strength, pressing strength, and explosive power. A certain mastery of the fundamentals at an advanced level.
No distractions. Complete as fast as possible in the given order and respect the unbroken sets.

The goal today wasn’t to hit a personal best. The goal was to own every rep from the first set to the last.

Ten rounds. Ten opportunities to prove your strength in each. A test of consistency rather than a single maximal effort.

The Iron Trinity.
A reminder that true strength is balanced, controlled, and earned. 👑

This whole thing came into my mind during the training🧘🏻‍♂️💭
Try it out 🫵🏼

Last weekend in Rome was another reminder of why I love this sport.

This event wasn’t just about competition - it was about building a stronger and an aligned calisthenics community.

The head organizer is one of my trainees, and seeing him create such a high-level event makes me incredibly proud. S/o ED ROCHA | CALISTHENICS 👑. My role this weekend was to oversee judging standards, resolve disputes, and make sure every athlete was treated fairly. Consistency and fairness are what give competition its true value.

Saturday belonged to statics, judged through a detailed scoring system that rewarded not only difficulty but also creativity, control, ex*****on, and precision. It was refreshing to see such a well-thought-out approach.
Salute Simão Esteves Tiagoesteves 🫡

Sunday was all about power and endurance. Weighted pull-ups, weighted dips, muscle-ups, and battles where every repetition mattered. Endurance judging is probably one of the hardest disciplines in calisthenics because there is little room for interpretation-standards must be respected equally by everyone. Aligning both judges and athletes on those standards was one of my main responsibilities, and I’m proud of how smoothly everything came together.
Huge respect to the team and the head of the judging team Woj Calisthenics whom I align with on strictness and flexibility of judging a lot.

Watching my own athletes compete was another highlight. One of my veterans stepped onto the power stage despite not feeling his best after traveling and still performed with heart, gaining valuable experience 👑 My female athlete Sarah Throssell | Calisthenics dominated the endurance division with the cleanest performance of the day and deservedly took 🏆🥇 place. My Endurance male athlete andyMcNee narrowly missed the finals, pushing the eventual finalist into a real battle - a testament to the incredible progress he has made in such a short time.

A huge thank you to the organizers, judges, volunteers, athletes, and everyone who came to support the event.
CLU 👑🫡

We’re not building this sport alone.

It’s not about me.
It’s not about you.

It’s about us.

We’re making history together.

More to come.

When in Rome...



Part 1

⏳10 YEARS AGO⏳

Major throwback to my first trip abroad✈️🇺🇸

• I had my first exposure to the external world properly.

• I lived in the US for a bit, "tasted adult life" for the first time.

• I was handling 3 jobs at the same time just to pay off things I wanted to have/do (becoming a certified coach, travel, purchase things).

• I got certified to become a coach. Btw don't think it's a must have in general but it did help me to systemise my knowledge and boost my confidence in teaching back then.

• I've seen the "Mecca" of Callisthenics, where the modern (late 90s - ...) era began. I've become a part of it forever. It was probably the best experience for me.

P.S. My favourite video is #13 😂

Spring has come 🌱✨🫶🏼

March Madness 🚫
March Calmness ✅

Stay happy out there. It is optional ☺️